The evening world., 1887-10-14
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MIDDLErowN, Conn, Oct. 14.-The resi-
dents of the tow Of Westchester, which 10
about fifteen miles from this city, were
greatly excited last night when the fact be-
came known that a murder had been COM
mitted in that quiet village. The facts in the
case, rs related to The EVENING WoRLp's
representatives by IN officer who was in this
city to-day in search of the murderer, were
as follows:
Nearly n year ago a party of ten Frenchmen
came to the town, built a log cabin in the
woods, and have since been engaged in clear
ing the forest n burning the wood into
charcoal for Barnum, Richardson Il
Co., of Salisbury. The boss of
this gang is named Maublan, who has an
only daughter, Mary, a good looking young
woman Of twenty years. who attended to the
household duties. A member of this band of
wood choppers was julius Maublan. a young
man Of twenty-fo u and a cousin of Mary's.
During the time when he was not engaged
in ohopping wood he was making love to his
engaged to be married.
About a mile from the wood-chopper's
cabin is the residence of j. F. Loomis, who
has an Italian at work for him named Phillip
Fay, q man of thirty.ive years, Fay, as the
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the pretty Mary and asked her to become his
wife. Then it was that he discovered that
his successful rival was Che girls cousin
julius. whom he swore to have vengeance
upon.
Last night Fay took his double barrel shot
gun and started for the woodchopper's cabin.
Several Of the Frenchmen, including julius.
were inside. He was received cordially, and
the whole party INDUCED quite freely
gun, aimed at Julius and fired. The
shot missed. its mark. Fay then stepped
outside, loaded the empty barrel and again
fired. This time the shot grazed his in
men then attempted to interfere, when Fay
told them he would shoot the first man that
moved, as he had reserved the charge in the
other barrel for that purpose. He then
loaded the empty barrel Q second time, took
deliberate aim and shot julius through the
heart.
Just as the fatal shot was fred the girls
father entered the cabin and grappled with
the murderer. He secured The gum, but Fay
Loomis's house, packed his goods. and fled to
the woods. The residents Of the place were
at once aroused, armed themselves, and the
search for the murderer was continued
through the night.
Colchester, boarded the train at Turnerville,
first telling the conductor of the murder and
asking that the train be stopped If anything
OF the murderer was discovered, as IL was
thought he might be near the track and at
tempt to board some slow running freight
train. A sharp lookout was kept by the engi-
neer, ami when the train was within about
two miles of Willimantic the murderer was
discovered walking upon the track.
Upon reaching him the train was stopped and
Deputy jackson and Conductor Clark jumped
of and succeed in arresting him. He at first
denied all knowledge of the affair, but finally
confessed. He was taken to Colchester and
was placed in the lookup of that village, with
a strong body of men to guard it, where he
The residents of the quiet country town of
Westchester were so thoroughly aroused over
the affair, that had any of them discovered
him they would have shot him upon sight.